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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904688

Liberty Union-Thurston Local

Liberty Union-Thurston Local is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (1,209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Liberty Union-Thurston Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,218
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,026
Per-pupil spending
1,209
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in OH
$74,218

Liberty Union-Thurston Local is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (1,209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,218, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,209 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Liberty Union-Thurston Local is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (1,209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 34th percentile for Ohio
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Liberty Union-Thurston Local ranks #428 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #318 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +26.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Liberty Union-Thurston Local's instructional payroll puts 74.3% into regular program , 3.7 points below the state median of 78.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Liberty Union-Thurston OH median Gap
Regular program 74.3% 78.0% -3.7 pp
Special education 21.3% 19.5% +1.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 1.3% +3.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3904688 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904688 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Liberty Union-Thurston F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,209 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-EST Enroll-estimated PHOTO-NEAR Near Windham FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,218 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Ohio · P66 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton ($89est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Liberty Union-Thurston

Salary neighbourhood · Liberty Union-Thurston

Liberty Union-Thurston sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Liberty Union-Thurston

Liberty Union-Thurston Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,218 Top 34% higher than 66% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Liberty Union-Thurston Local $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Liberty Union-Thurston in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Liberty Union-Thurston Local ranks #428 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #318 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Liberty Union-Thurston Local is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Liberty Union-Thurston Local

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 6.6 points, a growth rate faster than 77% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$74,218.362

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$80,757

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Ohio compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Liberty Union-Thurston Local

What the Numbers Say About Liberty Union-Thurston Local

Liberty Union-Thurston Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 1,209 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,026. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,218, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904688 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Liberty Union-Thurston Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 34% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Liberty Union-Thurston Local reports $20.6M in total expenditure against $22.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Liberty Union-Thurston Local compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Ohio average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Liberty Union-Thurston Local $74,218
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Liberty Union-Thurston Local pays -17.1% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $17,026 vs $24,812

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Ohio districts

On pay, Liberty Union-Thurston Local sits closest to Windham Exempted Village; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Western Reserve Local. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Windham Exempted Village
  2. Chippewa Local
  3. Fairfield Local
  4. Benjamin Logan Local
  5. Buckeye Local
  6. James A Garfield Local
  7. Gallia County Local
  8. Claymont City
  9. Franklin Local
  10. Crestview Local
  11. Van Wert City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Western Reserve Local
  2. Eastwood Local
  3. Chardon Local
  4. Logan-Hocking Local
  5. Oakwood City
  6. West Geauga Local
  7. Wynford Local
  8. Southeast Local
  9. Cardington-Lincoln Local
  10. Piqua City
  11. Painesville City Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Liberty Union-Thurston Local's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Liberty Union-Thurston Local: closest on enrollment (1,209 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,218 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$22.1M
Total Revenue
$20.6M
Total Expenditure
$6.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.4M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Liberty Union-Thurston Local: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Liberty Union-Thurston Local places 417 of 605 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Tuslaw Local
$73,492
1,249 students
Liberty Local
$82,698
1,251 students
Brooklyn City
$113,985
1,165 students
Champion Local
$91,622
1,257 students
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools
$101,839
1,160 students
Versailles Exempted Village
$84,213
1,258 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Union-Thurston Local
What is the average teacher salary in Liberty Union-Thurston Local?

The estimated average teacher salary in Liberty Union-Thurston Local is $74,218 (NCES CCD FY2023). Liberty Union-Thurston Local reports staffing below the district level, so the figure uses reported teacher salary expenditure divided by an estimated teacher FTE (enrollment ÷ the national 15:1 ratio).

How does Liberty Union-Thurston Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Liberty Union-Thurston Local pays 7.8% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $74,218.

How does Liberty Union-Thurston Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Liberty Union-Thurston Local pays 5.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,218.

What is the per-pupil spending in Liberty Union-Thurston Local?

Liberty Union-Thurston Local spends approximately $17,026 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Liberty Union-Thurston Local's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Liberty Union-Thurston Local's total expenditure of $20.6M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Liberty Union-Thurston Local's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.